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Meaning of space

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  space
      n 1: the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they
           tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the
           boundless regions of the infinite" [syn: {space},
           {infinite}]
      2: an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things);
         "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they
         stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between
         his teeth"
      3: an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the
         laboratory's floor space"
      4: any location outside the Earth's atmosphere; "the astronauts
         walked in outer space without a tether"; "the first major
         milestone in space exploration was in 1957, when the USSR's
         Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth" [syn: {outer space}, {space}]
      5: a blank character used to separate successive words in
         writing or printing; "he said the space is the most important
         character in the alphabet" [syn: {space}, {blank}]
      6: the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to
         death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes" [syn:
         {distance}, {space}]
      7: a blank area; "write your name in the space provided" [syn:
         {space}, {blank space}, {place}]
      8: one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a
         musical staff; "the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E"
      9: (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for
         spacing between words or sentences [syn: {quad}, {space}]
      v 1: place at intervals; "Space the interviews so that you have
           some time between the different candidates"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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